General News
14 October, 2026
Warren’s kerbside recycling first collection
Warren residents enjoyed the beginning of kerbside recycling last week
Warren Shire Council officially kickstarted their kerbside recycling project, for eligible residents on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
For months, council have been working hard to bring the community into the future by offering recycling services to residents.
For eligible residents, a new yellow lidded bin was delivered to their doorstep for people to begin their recycling journey.
Eligible residents include Collie, Warren and Nevertire.
Once a fortnight, recycling will be collected and transported to JR Richards’ facility in Dubbo for the initial sorting, before being moved on to Visy’s Materials Recovery Facility, which separates and repurposes paper, cardboard, glass, plastics, and metals.
“There’s been a lot of work behind the scenes to get this service up and running and I’m really proud of the team for getting us to this point,” Mayor Whiteley said in a media statement.
“People told us they wanted the opportunity to recycle closer to home and tomorrow we finally get to see that become a reality.
“It’s a new routine for all of us, but if everyone takes that extra moment to check what belongs in their yellow-lid bin before they chuck, we’ll be off to a good start. It won’t be long before putting the yellow lid out every fortnight is just part of what we do,” he said.
According to Warren Shire Council, the first collection was a success, however, they are using these initial collections to identify where there may be gaps in people’s knowledge on proper recycling methods.
When recycling it is important to note that certain materials can not be processed.
Items that do not belong in the recycling bin can lead to contamination which in turn makes materials more difficult to sort and recover, and can potentially prevent recyclable materials from being recovered.
“The first collection has given us a useful picture of where we can focus our education and one of the biggest messages is a very simple one: recycling needs to go into the yellow-lid bin loose, not inside plastic bags,” general manager, Gary Woodman said in a statement.
“We also saw some green waste and nappies make their way into yellow-lid bins on our first run. These items don’t belong in the recycling bin and can contaminate the materials we’re trying to recover.
“The better we sort at home, the better chance those recyclable materials have of being recovered and put to another use,” he said.
It is important for residents to be aware that the four categories accepted to recycle in the yellow-lid bin include paper and cardboard, glass bottles and jars, aluminium and steel cans and plastic bottles and containers.
Recyclable items should be clean, empty and placed empty in the bin.
Plastic bags, green waste (grass cuttings or plants), clothes, e-waste, batteries and nappies, can not be recycled and pose the risk of contamination.
For more information around how to recycle, and what can and can’t be recycled, residents can go to Warren Shire Council’s recycling information hub, The Good Sort.
There you can find an A-Z list of what you can and can’t recycle, important dates to remember, and FAQs.